Tag Archives: diet
Off the rails! 10/29/19
I have been doing pretty well on my weight loss journey. I lost 11 lbs. in the first 5 weeks. But then, dunh, dunh, dunhhhh, my sister came to visit. I tend to be quite the pushover when it comes … Continue reading
Portion control – Steak, baked potato, and broccoli – 5/26/17
I know that you cannot live your life eating only ultra low-calorie protein. I have tried that and merely rebounded after starting to eat “normally” again. And, if you are not a vegetarian or vegan, chances are that you will … Continue reading
Semi-lettuce wrap – 5/19/17
Whether I am at home or dining out I rarely eat two pieces of bread or roll when having a sandwich or burger. Either I take off the top piece and hand-hold by the bottom bread and a lettuce leaf … Continue reading
Monday, February 16, 2015 Carnitas
Our daughter has moved back home with us. She is not so happy with our “American” cooking. We eat lots of different stuff trying to keep our dinners interesting. But she seems to imagine a lot of gray food coming … Continue reading
Saturday, February 14, 2015 Valentine’s Dinner
Rather than go out we have decided to cook a nice Valentine’s dinner for each other. Our dinner of Pacific cod, polenta and collard greens and corn is one we have been working on. We have found a better source … Continue reading
Friday, February 13, 2015 Chicken Friday?
I seem to be having trouble sticking with my usual progression of meals, i.e. Chicken Monday, GBOF Tuesday, etc. So somehow chicken got taken out of the freezer on Wednesday and cooked on Friday. I think it means that now … Continue reading
Wednesday, February 11, 2015 Tofu fried farro with vegetables
We have not been doing much cooking this week. Mostly it’s been breakfast for supper and leftovers. There has been the occasional bread for supper which consists of a loaf of good bread served with whatever is good on it … Continue reading
Friday, February 6, 2015 Penne with meat sauce
We are trying to make room in the freezer. While looking through the contents of the freezer I noticed an older package of chili-grind ground beef. Just regular ground beef set on a coarser grind setting. Since we are planning … Continue reading
Thursday, February 5, 2015 Pacific cod with polenta, spinach, and parsley sauce
This is a dinner with a lot of moving parts. Marinate the fish, make a parsley sauce, stir the polenta, chop up the onions and garlic! As it turns out we probably waited a bit too long to get dinner … Continue reading
Wednesday, February 4, 2015 – Dining out Japanese
Today John goes to the Golden State Warrior game with Jonathan. Sarah and I decide to go out to dinner. Being a good mom, I say we will go wherever she likes. She chooses a Japanese ramen place. It probably … Continue reading
